Fedora Crash back to login screen when using bluetooth headphones

It looks like this is a known issue when connecting a Bluetooth device that has a microphone. A fix was very recently merged in libgnome-volume-control, as well as some work in pipewire. I’m not sure when this fix will be released and make its way to a Fedora update.

There’s a workaround to bypass the issue for now on that libgnome-volume-control thread from pv:

Workarounds are wpctl settings bluetooth.autoswitch-to-headset-profile false or downgrading wireplumber back to 0.5.12.

This thread seems useful for downgrading wireplummer on Fedora if you want to go that route. (Similar thread for silverblue).

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